restrain
Meaning of restrain
- prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.
the need to restrain public expenditure
he had to be restrained from walking out
Middle English: from Old French restreign-, stem of restreindre, from Latin restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.
Information about restrain
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of restrain is: restrains.
- Languages in which restrain is used:
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Hyphenation of restrain
re-strain
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- restrain is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
restrain synonyms
Meaning suppress:
Meaning restrict:
restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
Meaning confine:
Meaning encumber:
Meaning intimidate:
Meaning keep (something) from happening:
Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:
Meaning make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen:
Meaning delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder:
Meaning a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic:
Meaning block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of:
Meaning formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority:
Meaning officially or legally prohibit (something):
Meaning prevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something or from going somewhere:
Meaning refuse to declare valid:
Meaning prohibit or forbid (something):
Meaning refuse to allow (something):
Meaning exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal):
Meaning forbid, especially by law:
Meaning prohibit someone from performing (a particular action) by issuing an injunction:
restrain antonyms
Meaning make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force:
Meaning force or oblige (someone) to do something:
Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):
Translation of restrain
Anagrams of restrain
Arrestin, retrains, strainer, terrains, trainers, transire
Words that rhyme with restrain
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